Previous installments were 3 Months Into Marriage: Finding Our Rhythm as a Couple, 6 Months Into Marriage: Creating Overlap, 9 Months Into Marriage: Cultivating Laughter, 1 Year Into Marriage: Messy But Beautiful, 1.5 Years Into Marriage: Adventuring Forward, and 2 Years Into Marriage: Normal and Natural. Yesterday we celebrated our three year wedding anniversary! That’s over 1,000 days of [Continue Reading…]

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Jewelers Mutual Insurance. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s a funny thing: before Riley and I got engaged, getting engaged was the only thing on my mind. When will he propose? Where will it be? Will it be a surprise? What will the ring [Continue Reading…]

We celebrated two years of marriage on Monday! Last year, we started the tradition of filming an anniversary Q&A video (you can watch that here). We were in Seattle for our anniversary this year, so we filmed the video in our hotel room. You can watch our 2 Years of Marriage Q&A below or on [Continue Reading…]

Previous installments were 3 Months Into Marriage: Finding Our Rhythm as a Couple, 6 Months Into Marriage: Creating Overlap, 9 Months Into Marriage: Cultivating Laughter, 1 Year Into Marriage: Messy But Beautiful, and 1.5 Years Into Marriage: Adventuring Forward. Today is our two year wedding anniversary! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that we’re currently in Seattle [Continue Reading…]

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or medical professional. I encourage you to do your own research in partnership with a trusted health care provider. This blog post is intended to provide informative and helpful information based on my experience and research. This post contains affiliate links; it is not a sponsored post. Wink for [Continue Reading…]

We’ve almost been married for two years. In some ways these months have passed quickly, but in many ways they have been like slow and steady markers. There’s no definitive definition of “newlyweds,” but it feels like we may have outgrown the title. The beginning of our marriage was met with high-highs and low-lows; we were, [Continue Reading…]

Over a year ago, I received an email from a reader who wanted to thank me for living an un-fancy life and celebrating it. She explained how perplexed she was by the apparent over-the-top glamorous lives other women our age seemed to lead; I think her words were something like “Where are they finding this time and [Continue Reading…]

I have shared many, many posts about our relationship over the years. In fact, here’s a comprehensive list: Our Love Story & Engagement The Road To Engagement: How We Met and Fell In Love Our Engagement Story: The Day I Said “Yes!” 9 Books I Read During My Engagement Moving For Marriage Deciding To Blog Full-Time After [Continue Reading…]

This is a repost from the archives for all my readers who will be spring or summer brides! Originally posted in September of 2016. Here’s something that I was told when I was engaged that changed the way I thought about wedding planning: your wedding is just a moment in time. Those eight hours in [Continue Reading…]

We don’t make a huge deal out of Valentine’s Day, but any excuse to demonstrate love and appreciation is a good one if you ask me! This year, I made a tasty three course meal and invited Riley’s mom over to enjoy it with us. (More about that in the vlog!) We feasted and enjoyed [Continue Reading…]

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